West Palm cement maker to lay off 79 workers

Cemex, an international cement and concrete maker with operations in West Palm Beach, issued a warning to the state on Wednesday that it plans to layoff 79 employees between March and year-end.

The layoff is part of a global agreement that Cemex entered into with IBM to provide process outsourcing and IT services, a company spokeswoman said. The eliminated positions include accounting, information technology and other support roles.